Combined phonograph and radio receiving apparatus



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- J. W. BSHG? coeamu PHoNoGRAPH Aim Mmojncmvru APPARATUS Filedlaune 30. 1924 2 sheets-amai: 1 ,i i+- 20' rA9 v GOIED PHGJQGRAPH AND RADIO RECEIVING APPARATUS Filed June 3G, 1924 2 Shana-Sham 4 w L, Z @i wwf.'

irl'atented Nov, 20,.

UNITED STATES- PATENT orifices;

'JOSEPH w. Bisson-or MUsxE'GoN, moment, assieNoE 'ro THE BRUNSWICK-BALEA- COLLENDEB OF WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, A CORPORATION OF DELA- WARE.

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` Application lcd Julie 30, 1924. Serial No. 723,115.

More specifically the object of my inven' tion is to provide an amplifying horn adapted to be placed in operative relationship with either a phonograph or a radio receiving set,

and employing a valve operable from a control on the motor-board for switching from.

the phonograph to radio, or vice versa. Another object is to rovide a means for zo" connecting the amplifying horn to either a phonograph or a radio set, which shall be inexpensive to manufacture but eicient in operation.

In the drawings in which I have shown one embodiment of my invention,

Fig. 1 is a plan ofthe top of a cabinet containing .a phonograph and a radio receiving ,set, the cover o f the cabinet -being shown in raised position.- Fig. -2 is a` section on the line 2-2' of 1g. 1. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3--3y of Fig. 1..

Fig. 4 is a plan of the connecting the amplifying horn to the phonograph and radio set, together with the valve employed therewith.- a

Referring now to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a cabinet of any suitable' construction and containing a radio receiving outfit 2 of any desired kind, and a phonograph 3. The phonograph com rises the usual turn-table 4, reproducer 5 an tone-arm 6. The radio receiving set includes a suitable loud speaker 7. Mountedinthe cabinet p the sleeve 11 and is interrupted onlyby is the amplifying horn 8 of 'a construction similar to that commonly used with phono; graphs and connected to the bell mouth of the horn in any suitable manner is a T-shaped hollow neck 9. This neck 9 has an arm 1 0 connecting with the bell mouth of the amph- 'fying horn 8 and in this embodiment the arm 10 is horizontally disposed in the cabinet and extends rearwardly from the horn 8. The

neck is preferably bent upwardly from the.

arm 10^to form a vertically disposed sleeve.

11. Connected with the sleeve 11 are two arms 12 and 1 3, in this embodiment shown extending horizontally from the sleeve 11 and from opposite sides thereof. The arm 12 isconnected to the loud speaker 7 and the arm 13 is bent upwardly and connected to.

the tone-arm 6 extending through the motor- It will be evident that sounds emanating from either the phonograph or the radio set may pass through the arms 12 or'13, as the case may be, into the arm 10 and to the am-.

plifyingv horn 8.

Revolubly mounted in the sleeve 11 is a valve 15 comprisingv an elbow 16, the lower the lower end of the sleeve 11 so as`to form a continuous passage to the arm 10 and the try with the end of -the arm 12 or'arm 13,-at

end 16 of which is 'adaptedto register with will. .Referring to Fig.' 2, the elbow 16 is vshown. in position to receive' sounds from the phonograph through the'tone-arm 6 and er, a phonogra h and an amplifying horn, 8, and it will e apparent that there isa smooth, continuous passage provided for the sound. When the elbow 16 forming .the

.valve is turned to a position, in this embodiment diametrically opposite to that shown in Fig.`2, the upper end of the elbow will be in registry with the end of the arm 12 which,

it will be observed, ifs ef the same size as the end ofthe arm 13, whereby a smooth, continuous passage will 'be provided from the .loud speaker .7 to the amplifying horn .8.

On the part of the valve 15 opposite to the opening 16 I provide apwall 17 to close4 the opening in the arm 12 or 13, as the case may be, thereby insuring the shutting off of. sounds from one. source while receiving sounds from another source. The wall 17 is art ofa tube which [its within the walls of will bev perpendicular to the motor-board.

Integral with the elbow 16 of the valve 15 is a slotted lug 18 arid received within said slot 'Y is a flattened end of arod 19 extending up and wherein the change from one to the ot.. er may be effected' by a mei-e turn of aknoblri the motor-board, which will turn the valve about its vertical axis. This means may also be used, as `vill be apparent, tovary the volume of sound emanating from either the Iphonograph or the radio set, as the case may e. .v am aware that changes inthe form, con'- struction and arrangement'of-paits may be made, without departing from the vspirit and A without sacrificing the advantages' of the inf l tending through said motor-board.

Avention and'I' reserve the-right tomake all such .changes as fairly fall within the scope of the following claims.

I claim:-

1. In a device of the character described, a

d ing the motor-board, avalve revolubl mountmotorboard, a phonograph, a radio lou speaker, an amplifying horn, a. neck having arms connected to said phonograph, said loud speaker and said horn respectively, a valve in said neck to operativelyconnect said horn with either said phonograph or said. loud speaker, selectively, said valve, being located. between and independent of said arms. and..

free from said phonograph, loud speaker and horn, and operating means for said valve ex- Q. .In a device of the character described, a motor-board,` a phonograph, a radiogloud speaker, an amplifying horn, a neck having arms connted to said phonograph, said loud speaker and said horn respectively, a valve in said neck to operatively connect said horn with either said phonograph or I said loud speaker, selectively,said valve being located o service with l' either a radio receiving set or a phonogra h,

'T-shaped neck comprising arms between and independent of saidarins and freef from said phonograph, loud s aker and 'a neck comprising a sleeve havin arms adapt- ,ed to bey connected to an ampli yin horn,.a

"radio loud speaker, and a phonograp respec` tively, a valve revolubly mounted insaid sleeve indepndently of said arms and ada ted to forma passage from said horn to eit er saidphonogra h or said loud speakerseleci tively, said va e having a wall to close the ol'ieniiig'` 1n the arinnot'in communica-tion with the horn.

4; In -a-device of the character described, a I

connected to an amplifyin horn, a radio loud speaker, and a phonogrp iirespectively, and

' comprising a sleeve, a valve revolubly mountadapted tobe ed in said sleeve and adapted to form a passage/from said horn to either said phonograph or said loud speaker selectively, and means for limiting the movement of said valve comprising an. arcuate slot in said sleeve and a pin `on` said valve moving `iii saidslot..

` 5. In a device of the character described, a`

vmotor-board, a T-shaped neck. having arms adapted to be connected to a radio loud speaker, l a phonograph and an amplifying respectively, a sleeve having an open end facadapted to be connected toa radio loud speaker, a phonograph and an .amplifying horn respectively, asl'eeve having an open en facing the motor-board, a valve revolubly mounted within saidsleeve and ada ted to' form continuous passages from said orn to said phonograph or said loud speaker, selectively, means'to operate saidvalve'. and extending through said motor-board, and means to limit the movement of said valve.

i JOSEPH `YV. BISHOP. 

